Sanny Kumar Mandal @ Shani Kumar Mandal @ Shani Kumar@Sunny Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19931 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-54 Year-2025 Thana- BARARI District- Katihar ====================================================== Sanny Kumar Mandal @ Shani Kumar Mandal @ Shani Kumar@Sunny Kumar Son of Manoj Mandal Resident of Village - Soti, P.S.- Barari, District - Katihar.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

The State of Bihar Patna ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bimal Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Kumar Ranjit Ranjan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Barari P.S. Case No. 54 of 2025 dated 17.02.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 20 litres of illicit country-made liquor was recovered from the two plastic gallon at petitioner's kamat.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19931 of 2025(2) dt.15-04-2025 2/2 recovery. The petitioner has five criminal antecedents as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 18.02.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Katihar in connection with Barari P.S. Case No. 54 of 2025, with the condition:- (i) The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bonds of the petitioner are liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) shivam/- U T